My Review of "Positive Discipline"

Positive Discipline: The First Three Years, from Infant to Toddler -- Laying the Foundation for Raising a Capable, Confident Child, revised and updated edition, is a book that is nothing short of a paradigm shift for the way most of us think about parenting. It covers techniques that can help parents understand their child's temperament and needs, and how to use that in disciplining and teaching them. The focus is on positive discipline, as opposed to punishing the child.

In a nutshell, positive discipline involves offering alternatives when they do things or touch things they shouldn't, and also giving the child more autonomy and giving them more choices to help them become more involved in the process and feel like they're not being ordered to do something.

There are any number of useable tips here. The trick, of course, is to remember them, and practice them.

If you're a new parent or you have a toddler that seems to never listen to you or obey you, you should consider giving this book a try.

I received a free copy of this book as part of the Blogging for Books program in exchange for my honest review here.

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